Available Australian Shepherd puppies for sale
18 – 23 inches
35 – 70 lbs.
Blue merle, black, red merle and all red with or without white markings and/or tan points.
Double coat is medium length and straight to slightly wavy.
High
Rural or semi-rural with lots of outdoor activities such as herding livestock, flyball and obedience trials.
14 – 16 years
5 – 8
USA
AustralianShepherds are active, intelligent, responsive.
Yes, most make great family pets, but some lines have been bred to be more aggressive.
Yes
Sheepdog.
High, a passable watchdog
Medium, they usually protect their people.
The Australian Shepherd needs minimal grooming of they coat. Bathe them only when necessary. Special attention to their coat after an outing to remove burrs and foxtails. Australian Shepherds require daily exercise as this helps to maintain good muscle tone. Obedience training come easy to them and they should receive this training.
High
Hip dysplasia, eye problems such as juvenile cataracts and deafness
The Australian Shepherd does not come from Australian as their names suggest. Australian Shepherds were developed in the US to work as a herding dog on ranches. It is said that in 1875 Baxque sheep herders began to migrate to the United States bringing their sheep dogs with them. At that time the breed developed into the Australian Shepherd. They were recognized by the Canadian and Mexican Kennel Clubs in 1976, and by the United Kennel Club in 1979, but they did not become part of the AKC until 1991 when they were admitted to the Miscellaneous class.
1993
Herding Group
Herding
AKC, KC (GB)
